Du Plessis misses out but Klaasen, Goodall secure national contracts

One in, one out. CSA's list of contracted men's players, which it announced on Tuesday, doesn't differ much from last year's. In these days of uncertainty on and off the field that has to count as good news. The even better news is that one more woman is on the list compared to last year.

Faf du Plessis is the man to miss out, which is hardly surprising considering he announced his retirement from Test cricket on February 17. Du Plessis' loss is Heinrich Klaasen's gain. The wicketkeeper-batter will probably play a bigger role in the team in future as the importance of managing Quinton de Kock's workload increases in the wake of